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1023106

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Block Grant: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent budgetary decisions on the Scottish block grant.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	908140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>At Budget we announced a £700m increase in the Scottish block grant for 19/20 because of the additional money we are spending across the country.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2018 14:36:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1023107

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What further steps he plans to take to support credit unions.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	908141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to supporting credit unions, which provide vital services to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support the social and community lending sector, including credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a prize-linked savings scheme for credit unions, simplifying regulation to make it easier for Registered Social Landlords to refer to credit unions, and a challenge fund to create technological solutions for credit unions and Community Development Finance Institutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/12/2018 17:04:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023108

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of people who will be made bankrupt as a result of the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	908142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the charge on DR loans will have a significant impact on some people who have used schemes where loans were used to avoid paying tax on earnings.</p><p> </p><p>An impact assessment was published when the measure was announced at Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC wants to help people put things right and has an outstanding track record of helping people, but it can only help those who come forward.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/12/2018 17:37:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1023109

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made on the creation of local industrial strategies.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	908143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We will work with all Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities across England to develop Local Industrial Strategies.</p><p> </p><p>We have already been working with Greater Manchester, West Midlands, and partners across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc to develop ‘trailblazer’ Local Industrial Strategies, which we expect to be completed in the first half of next year.</p><p> </p><p>We will then be working with a second ‘wave’ of places including the Leicester &amp; Leicestershire LEP that covers Harborough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/12/2018 14:56:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1023179

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to table the increased affordability of alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	201157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The price of alcoholic drinks is a matter for businesses and consumers. However policies such as alcohol duty can have an impact, for example to address the issue of overconsumption of cheaper so-called “white cider” the government is legislating in the current Finance Bill for a new, higher, rate of duty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury keeps all taxes, including alcohol duty, under review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/12/2018 13:33:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1023194

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of paying benefits to working parents whose children are living abroad in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	201120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not collect data on the entire benefits system. However, for Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit paid, which amounted to £11.7 billion and £20.9 billion in 2017-18 respectively, it is estimated that £35 million was paid for children resident in another EEA country. This consists of £20 million of Child Benefit and £15 million of Child Tax Credit.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/12/2018 17:47:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1023204

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many senior citizens that were entitled to the winter fuel payment in 2017 were higher rate tax payers.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold detailed information on individuals who are entitled to Winter Fuel Payments. The Winter Fuel Payment is a household benefit, where eligibility is based on a number of factors.</p><p>Information on the eligibility for winter fuel payments can be found in the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/eligibility%0d" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/eligibility</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/12/2018 16:50:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023214

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projections his Department has produced of the tax receipts arising from the changes to IR35 rules as announced in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	201166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The off-payroll working reform in the private sector, announced at Budget 2018, is projected to increase tax receipts by nearly £3 billion over the period 2018-19 to 2023-24. This estimate has been independently assured by the Office for Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The off-payroll working rules (commonly known as IR35) are in place to ensure that individuals who work through their own limited company (e.g. personal service company) and would have been an employee had they provided their services directly, pay broadly the same tax and National Insurance as other employees.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/12/2018 16:23:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1023248

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to provide financial support to businesses in Scotland deploying no-deal contingency plans as a result of the Government deferring the meaningful vote on the Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	201184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has taken steps throughout the EU Exit process to help businesses to prepare for a range of potential scenarios. These include the Government as a whole publishing 106 specific technical notices to help businesses prepare for March 2019 in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario, and HMRC publishing a ‘Partnership Pack’ and sending letters to 145,000 traders setting out some actions businesses should take now to prepare for changes at the border in a ‘no deal’ scenario. We will continue to work with the Scottish Government to support businesses in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/12/2018 12:53:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1023300

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of UK expenditure on research and development as a proportion of GDP in 2017-18; and how that level of expenditure compares to (a) other G7 countries and (b) the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	201140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest ONS data estimates that overall gross R&amp;D expenditure in the UK was £33.1bn in 2016, which was 1.7% of GDP in that year. 2017 data is due to be released in March 2019. The latest OECD international comparison of R&amp;D expenditure ranked the UK 5<sup>th</sup> in the G7 and 10<sup>th</sup> among EU nations in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/12/2018 11:29:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne